The Dialectical Conduct Remedy Expertise Workbook: Sensible DBT Workouts for Studying Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, … (A New Harbinger Self-Assist Workbook)

Therapist recommended
Working through with a therapist. Haven’t completed yet. But the ideas are pretty good so far

Extraordinarily Helpful Book
This workbook provides the skills anyone who deals with “overwhelming emotions” (that arise from all kinds of situations) could really use to handle difficult situations that could trigger you. This should be a first-line resource to use when you’re not in a counseling session. IMHO, it’s more helpful than some of the counseling available.

Borderlines personality and bi-polar help
I use this in my DBT classes. Its a wonderful workbook for borderline and bi-polar individuals needing to retrain their thought, actions, and behavior. I have severe BPD. I help others as a support coach also. Remission is possible. DBT is key.

My Therapist Made Me Buy This
Okay, she didn’t make me buy it but she sent me a link for it one day and I purchased it on the spot. I’ve been in therapy for like 6 years and BPD & CPTSD still make my life hard all the time. However, I agree that this book is an excellent resource. It was written by obviously very educated and experienced professionals who lay everything out in a non-judgmental and productive way that is comprehensive and easy to apply as a daily practice. There are sections with journal spaces and a lot of examples. I think calling this a “self help” book isn’t quite accurate, I’d say it’s more of a scientific resource that provides anyone who has access to it proven techniques that teach the reader invaluable skills to deal with severely distressful situations, or just life in general. If you are tired of your self destructive behavior messing up your future, you really ought to consider practicing DBT in some form. When you actually apply the techniques, and trust me it’s hard, you eventually find yourself having more valuable experiences and feeling more relaxed. I think this is an especially good resource for anyone who cannot afford to get mental health care from a professional and might not even have an official diagnosis, as you literally can not hurt anything at all by doing dialectical behavioral therapy and these skills are applicable to a huge array of situations and people. Many of the things I learned in therapy are taught in a cohesive manner in this book. Not to say this can replace therapy, if you can get professional help, you should do it. But if you can’t, this could very well take you extremely far, IF you stick to it like an exercise routine. You have to do it every day. Self care like this is hard, but we can do it. Be kind to yourself today, and good luck!

Firstly, these people writing bad reviews because this workbook is too triggering to them. That’s the point! This book is definitely going to make most of us struggle especially when we have trauma or strong emotions. But we need that to work through it!! We need to feel uncomfortable, triggered, to get through our problems. We can’t be solved by comfort alone. We need to feel this way to learn how to cope, manage, and then overcome these feelings! With struggle comes success. I promise that. If you are scared of being pushed outside your emotional comfort zone, It will be okay. These are core skills we are learning here, and skills that will help us our entire lives! So consider the potential pros and the consMoving on, this workbook was recommended to me by my therapist. I am so thankful for that. My favourite chapter so far is 5; “MINDFUL COMMUNICATION WITH OTHERS” pages 128-133. Seriously amazing stuff, and I am hopeful that this will last with me thru my life and help me with my relationships, be it friends, partners, co workers, or acquaintances. I’m excited to read even more. I was very skeptical of this book but now I’m really grateful to have found it. I’m grateful to have many pages of advice and life skills to be taught.

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